API Driven Development
Chapters
01. Preparing your environment
In this chapter you'll have the opportunity to get familiar with nodejs. Here you'll learn the following:
- The basics of JavaScript
- The basics of node (asynchronous i/o, http, stream)
- The basics of npm
- The basics of Git and GitHub
02. Hello TodoMVC
The example we will be following is based on making the modern Hello World -- the TodoMVC frontend application. To start off our API, we will begin by mocking a JSON data store.
03. A brief introduction to web frameworks with Koa
We chose Koa since it is a very small framework that enables you to write simple, yet powerful APIs using the node modules ecosystem.
04. CRUD endpoints
In this example, we'll set up a few endpoints for our application. They will allow us to: list todos, add a todo, update a todo and delete a todo.
05. Testing your API like a pro
When it comes to Software Development there is nothing more valuable than a fast and well done test suite. In this chapter we'll introduce you to integration testing where you can understand how to develop software without being afraid of breaking things.
06. Nothing is finished until its perfect
A good project needs at least an README.md, CHANGELOG.md and well-defined coding standards (eg: .jshintrc).